it’s possible to dole out manageable milligrams of beads to deliver micrograms of reagent. To read more about ChemBeads, check out the full story by Mark Peplow. Do science. Take pictures.

The result: a map of 37 ring-shaped piles of oyster shells up to 12 feet high. Within those rings lived an ancient tribe, who turned lightning whelk shells into beads that were then shipped to ...

The traditional rug-hooking artist from Nova Scotia buys paint supplies and "tons and tons" of beads from the Piles. "It's going to be wicked," Jenkins said of life after the store closes.